Business Stories from June 12, 2012 (Change date)
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NYC health board likes big drink ban proposalJun 12, 2012 1:48 pm - NEW YORK — New York City’s Board of Heath is signaling support for the mayor’s proposal to fight obesity by banning the sale of large sugary beverages at restaurants. Ma...
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More than seven in 10 U.S. teens jobless in summerJun 12, 2012 1:45 pm - WASHINGTON — Once a rite of passage to adulthood, summer jobs for teens are disappearing. Fewer than three in 10 American teenagers now hold jobs such as running cash re...
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Illinois chamber leader upbeat at Schaumburg breakfastJun 12, 2012 1:00 pm - Despite the economic and political problems facing the state, the CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce struck an upbeat note at a business breakfast Tuesday where the...
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Arlington Hts. will rebate tax to win Des Plaines dealershipJun 12, 2012 12:17 pm - Arlington Heights will rebate one third of the municipal sales tax up to $2.25 million over 10 years to help Napleton Chrysler Jeep Dodge move its showroom from 77 Rand ...
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Asia braces for weaker exports as Europe stumblesJun 12, 2012 11:54 am - SINGAPORE — After supplying European customers for more than 40 years with neon bright ornamental fish, Shirley Lim is now looking elsewhere for sales. Lim, whose busine...
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UK reopens investigation into Google Street ViewJun 12, 2012 11:54 am - LONDON — Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office is reopening its investigation into Internet search company Google over its disputed Street View program. U.K. autho...
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GM chief says ‘fix’ in Europe needed to end lossesJun 12, 2012 11:54 am - General Motors Co., the world’s largest automaker, needs to mend its European operations and end losses in the region to give investors confidence to buy the company’s s...
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World Health Organization: Diesel fumes cause cancerJun 12, 2012 11:54 am - LONDON — Diesel exhaust causes cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health t...
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Verizon’s new sharing plans, by the numbersJun 12, 2012 9:47 am - With Verizon’s new Share Everything plans, subscribers pay for two things: the pool of wireless data they use every month, and the devices they add to the plan. Ÿ The b...
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Commerce secretary Bryson taking leave of absenceJun 12, 2012 9:22 am - WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary John Bryson is taking a medical leave of absence to undergo tests after suffering a seizure connected to two traffic accidents in the Los...